Arrest

An arrest is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody (legal protection or control), usually because the person has been suspected of or observed committing a crime. After being taken into custody, the person can be questioned further and/or charged. An arrest is a procedure in a criminal justice system. Police and various other officers have powers of arrest. In some places, a citizen's arrest is permitted; for example in England and Wales, any person can arrest "anyone whom he has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be committing, have committed or be guilty of committing an indictable …

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Hansard Society · 17 May 2024 English

In a powerful Churchill Attlee Lecture commemorating the Hansard Society's 80th anniversary, former Prime Minister Theresa May delivered a stark warning about the state of democracy. She expressed grave concerns …

crimes from the point of charge to the point of arrest. Labour MP Jess Phillips delivered a powerful speech


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 17 May 2024 English

This report highlights how sexual and gender minorities in countries across Asia and the Pacific face discrimination and violence, assesses the legal barriers impacting their lives, and shows how policy …

authorities to harass, intimidate, and arbitrarily arrest LGBTI persons and prevent LGBTI persons from living provisions18 that the police have used to harass and arrest lesbians and transgender persons.19 In Nepal,


NYU: New York University · 17 May 2024 English

discusses implications of potential political backlash against International Criminal Court for issuing arrest warrants in Israel - Hamas war. The post Do Not Destroy the Int’l Criminal Court for Pursuing Accountability

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Amnesty International · 16 May 2024 English

Tunisian authorities have since 3 May arrested, summoned and investigated the heads, former staff or members of at least 12 organizations over unclear accusations including “financial crimes” for providing They have also arrested at least two journalists and referred them to trial for their independent reporting and comments in the media. In parallel, security forces have escalated their collective unlawful deportations of refugees and migrants, as well as multiple forced evictions and have arrested and convicted landlords for renting apartments

Tunisian authorities have since 3 May arrested, summoned and investigated the heads, former staff or members of at least They have also arrested at least two journalists and referred them to trial for their independent reporting and comments Tunisian authorities arrested both the head and deputy head of CTR and prosecutors ordered their pretrial detention pending On 11 May, authorities arrested lawyer and media personality Sonia Dahmani, under Decree law 54, over comments she made on Authorities also arrested two journalists on Saturday 11 May, according to their lawyers, they were questioned about their


ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 16 May 2024 English

Introduction Countries that are peaceful, orderly, and have a safe environment enable their communities to enjoy a sense of security about life and livelihood. Safe countries allow individuals to participate …

cognisable cases are those where a police officer may arrest without a warrant, while non-cognisable cases cases are those where a police officer shall not arrest without a warrant.10 In essence, cognisable crimes are those on which the police can act (making an arrest or beginning an investigation) even without a court lower probability of recognition, detection, and arrest.26 Global experiences corroborate this fact. For


Amnesty International · 16 May 2024 English

Lebanon should immediately halt forced deportations of Syrian refugees and reverse a set of unprecedented and draconian measures that were announced on 8 May 2024, seven organizations said in a …

penalty of issuing administrative and judicial arrest reports against violators. • Not allowing Syrians


CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 16 May 2024 English

As members, organizers, and leaders, women continue to play an important role in the General Union of Tunisian Workers and advance its political advocacy.

government’s response has been to  arrest <https:/www.cfjustice.org/cfj-denounces-arrest-of-tunisian-trade- unio


World Bank Group · 16 May 2024 English

It finds that police reduce the number of arrests made per reported crime on the hottest days and that arrests made on these days are more likely to be dismissed in court.

birth, as well as information on the charge at arrest. Cru- cially, these data provide dates associated associated with major decisions: the date of arrest, the date on which the prosecutor files charge(s), and the the causal effect of heat on the probability of arrest for different types of crime, as well as on decisions judicial process. We study how heat on the day of the arrest impacts outcomes for an individual defendant and hand down rulings on average five months after the arrest, we study how heat on the day of the charge filing


World Bank Group · 16 May 2024 English

The following document is an Executive Summary of the “Survivor-centered Accessibility Framework Evaluation” (SAFE) report, supported by the State and Peacebuilding Fund (SPF), which comprehensively examines access barriers faced by …

impediments, costs and time barriers, alongside fears of arrest or deportation. Even when violence is reported


Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network · 16 May 2024 English

Al Shabaka Resources

Settler Colonial Project the palestinian policy network www.al-shabaka.org https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/1/israel-arrests-settlers-after-anti-palestinian-pogrom https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/1/israel-arrests-settlers-after-anti-palestinian-pogrom https://www.theguardian.com


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